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The Bride is Invited into Heaven
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The Bride is Invited into Heaven

Johannes Wierix · 1574 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Christ, lying on a cloud accompanied by angels, appears to his bride (Sponsa). She sits kneeling in a landscape, behind her the personifications of the three divine virtues. In the margin a four-line inscription, in two columns, in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieChrist as adultbride (in wedding-dress)
Credit lineBruid wordt uitgenodigd in de hemel. 1574. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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